If Cyberspace Could Talk, It Would Rock

Posted 5 June 2008 06:06:08 UTC

Hacker Radio To Be Featured At Tech Conference

At The Last HOPE conference, hackers will broadcast their minds and
their iPods.

In the center of the summer's top hacker event will be a small isolation
booth. “Radio Statler!” as the station is called, will send
out a three
day broadcast of all-original material. From the center of Manhattan,
around the clock, discussions of the past, present, and future of
technology, creativity, and humanity itself will be transmitted.

The first night of the conference, July 18th, the station will carry a
program called Digital Music Night, hosted by Peter Kirn, editor of
createdigitalmusic.com.
The three hour live concert will feature a
convergence of artists and musicians using custom, original tools for
performing live in new and bizarre ways, including:

Houseplants hooked up to live computer visuals and music

A mutant trumpet, halfway between the digital and acoustic worlds

Packets of data visualized as three-dimensional eye candy

An animated digital art sketchpad controlled by Wii remote

A set of digital gloves for gestural DJing

A robotic drummer

Computer-generated vocals that sing your spam folder to you

Live digital art made from vintage game consoles and computers

The station will give additional talk and interview time to the
conference's speakers, broadcast the keynotes and other popular
seminars, and offer attendees who don't speak at the podium a chance to
share their ideas. Many hackers who already do their own podcasts are
being asked to contribute and do special programs for the conference.

Program and content submissions are still being taken, volunteers are
being sought, and the organizers are looking for promotional sponsors to
help cover the cost of broadcasting. More information can be found at
http://radio.hope.net/ or by
emailing projects@hope.net.